Aspire Auctions -"Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Domer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to his Son Philip Stanhope, Esq, Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden:..."

Aspire Auctions

May 2008 Fine Art & Antiques Auction

1214. "Letters Written by the Late Right Honourable Philip Domer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield to his Son Philip Stanhope, Esq, Late Envoy Extraordinary at the Court of Dresden:..."

London: Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, 1774. Two volumes. First Edition. 4to. Engraved portrait frontispiece from the painting by M. Hoare. The rare half-titles are present. Some foxing and discolorations, overall interiors very good. Original brown leather tooled and gilt boards. Five raised bands with decorative compartments. Heat damage to spine with losses. Front board mostly detached on vol I, completely detached from vol II.

150/250 Sold $86.25
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